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matteocacciola/cd-checker
=========================

Circular dependency checker

1.1.1(4y ago)030.3k2MITPHPPHP >=7.2

Since Aug 18Pushed 4y agoCompare

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selective/cd-checker
====================

[](#selectivecd-checker)

[Circular dependency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circular_dependency) checker for PHP.

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Features
--------

[](#features)

Detection of circular dependencies between:

- Class A and class B
- Class A and class A (self-reference)
- Scan directories recursive
- Exclude pattern
- Ability to check a single file

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.2+

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require matteocacciola/cd-checker

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

Linux

```
$ vendor/bin/cd-checker {params}
```

Windows

```
> vendor\bin\cd-checker {params}
```

Parameters
----------

[](#parameters)

ShortcutNameDescription-h--helpDisplay help message.-d--directory=DIRECTORYDirectory to scan. \[default: "./"\]-f--file=filenameSingle file to scan.-x--exclude=EXCLUDEFiles and directories to exclude. You can use exclude patterns ex. tests/\*-q--quietDo not output any message.-V--versionDisplay this application version.none--ansiForce ANSI output.none--no-ansiDisable ANSI output.-n--no-interactionDo not ask any interactive question.-v -vv -vvv--verboseIncrease the verbosity of messages: 1 for normal output, 2 for more verbose output and 3 for debug.License
-------

[](#license)

- MIT

###  Health Score

30

—

LowBetter than 64% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity21

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity56

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 53.3% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~323 days

Total

4

Last Release

1486d ago

Major Versions

0.1.0 → 1.0.02019-08-18

PHP version history (2 changes)0.1.0PHP ^7.2

1.1.1PHP >=7.2

### Community

Maintainers

![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/e5d38d38c353d06c9f3f3468d1ea12e157c774b1eba61859e2ea2904e8a4d18d?d=identicon)[matteo.cacciola](/maintainers/matteo.cacciola)

---

Top Contributors

[![odan](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/781074?v=4)](https://github.com/odan "odan (8 commits)")[![matteocacciola](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/28953594?v=4)](https://github.com/matteocacciola "matteocacciola (4 commits)")[![k-kaufmann](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/26926826?v=4)](https://github.com/k-kaufmann "k-kaufmann (2 commits)")[![pararang](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8720184?v=4)](https://github.com/pararang "pararang (1 commits)")

---

Tags

dependencydetectordependenciescheckercircular

###  Code Quality

TestsPHPUnit

Code StylePHP\_CodeSniffer

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